Saturday, January 9, 2010

Momma Death and Vagina Dentata (Welcome to the G8or's Retreat)

Nigredo:

So I started my 2010 off reading an enlightening and rich new book by J Daniel Gunther of Aleister Crowleys Thelemic Ordo Templi Orientis. The book reveals the new methods of Initiation that have been conceived by and since Aleister Crowley founded the order. Much of the Thelemic current now revolves around the Initiatic spritual paradigms of the New Aeon of Horus the Child.

I have alot of thoughts on this book id like to share, but for now mainly and especially the fact that the Thelemic Current holds the Goddess Babalon as a Supreme expression of the Divine and Mortal Feminine. I understand Crowley appreciated her Likeness to Kali the Black Vedic Feminine Goddess of Time and Death. Death being the womb from which life Springs and Returns, Kali and Babalon more fully represent the aspects or spectrum of the Divine Feminine Godhead. Kali has alot in common with aspects of Saturns Feminine properties, being the fabric of all space and matter. Saturns color is also black, which is what Kali's name means, but she is mainly known as the force of Time, in Alchemy Saturn and Time are associated with Nigredo or Decomposition, ie Death. This post is mainly a study of this archetype of the Feminine aspect of Death. Lets note the emphasis on Kalis Tounge, Teeth and Skeletons present, symbols of Death.

Saturns tarot Card "the Universe" features in early editions a Woman within a womb-like Wreath, on Aleistar Crowleys Thoth Cards, is depicted Babalon. As the Feminine Saturn, the Pure Void of Space that is Love, that seeks the Love of Stars, the Anima that Seeks to Integrate the Animus, Unconsciousness yearning to unite with Consciousness. In this sense the Unconscious is well represented by the unknowable Womb of Death Momma, he Universe that seeks our Awarness of it, and its Awareness of itself. The Fabric of space can be represented by Kali-Babalon, as well the Unconsciousness that seeks the Love of union with Consciousness.

See the Universe as Womb. A common psychedelic experience is to awaken from a womb.

Neo awakens in the Cosmic Kali Momma Matrix, his Womb even Shaped like a Coffin, he is reborn.

In a sense Unconsciousness can be a Devourer of Consciousness, Consciousness gaining victory over Unconsciousness is the expression that Jesus Embodies. The Victory of Consciousness over the Shadow or Husks of the Unconscious. This Journey of the Son/Sun this is symbolized by the Moon Tarot Card, the Journey of Awareness into the Unknown aspects of itself and the Universe. This path is also known as the Dark (K)Night of the Soul. Consciousness Journey into the Underworld/Duat of Unconsciousness. This card is the Hebrew letter Qophs card, which means the Back of the Head(Unconsciousness).

Death itself is to our awarenss a Void, Blackness, Unknown, Unconsciousness, it is the Womb from which Life Springs and returns, metaphysically it is the Womb of space, Physically we return to the Womb of the Earth and come back through our Earthly Mommas

We can see Saturns Tarot Card, and the Final and most Material card in the deck. There is Womblike Templating to both Tarot Cards, its more accentuated in the Crowley Trump on the right, where we can see Babalon, Nuit, Kali etc Stirring in the Universe, holding what appears to be a Scythe, a Symbol of Saturn and Harvesting(time). See the Death Tarot card, with Osiris hat as well as Saturns Scythe, even though this is Scorpios Tarot Card, the Energy of Death/Pluto is that which breaks down the Structure that Saturn functions as.

Death is so much a part of life, and out of fear many cultures hide and mask deaths role in life, this creates much fear and unconsciousness of the importance of consciously dealing with Mortality and Death. The Thelemic path appears to attempt to confront the Shadow of the Psyche rather than Deny it or call it simply Evil. J Daniel Gunther the Author of the book mentions that in some religions it would be a Sin to be depressed or Critically self analytical because it would be self Absorbed and ungreatful to God to do so. Its important not to deny or let deaths repression affect us, as the more we know death, the more we know what it truely is to live.

The Alchemical and psychological process of Nigredo is the state of despair or depression or self Analysis and Deconstruction that results in personal salvation. Mentioned in the book is the orders interest in the Alchemical Function of Nigredo, which is Putrefaction or Decomposition. The mysterious functions of Depression and heaveyness likened to Heavey Lead and the planet Saturn, symbolic of Matter, and Time.

"The alchemists believed that as a first step in the pathway to the Philosophers Stone all alchemical ingredients had to be cleansed and cooked extensively to a uniform black matter. In Psychology Carl Gustav Jung interpreted nigredo as a moment of maximum despair, that is a prerequisite to personal development."- Wiki

Nigredo the Passage of Death.

We can see the devouring death mouth of Unconsciousness enveloping the self in Alex Greys Despair. Note the Teeth and the Devouring Mouth.

This brings us to what I have recently just learned of, Vagina Dentata. The archetypical Myth or Dream of a female having a Vagina with Sharp Teeth that would devour the males penis. In young men it is said to come with the Fear of Castration. In Psychology the Devouring Womb would be the Animus or Consciousnesses fear of Castration or Death, to total Unconciousness. Also known as LUNAcy.

When I was a Teenager I had an exact Dream of the Vagina Dentata, Claws and all, it was terrifying in the Dream. It turns out that this phenomenon is a Cross Cultural Archetype that has even made its way into Hollywood, as the film- TEETH.

Notice the Submerged Symbolism of the poster, Dominance of the Watery Unconscious, as well as the rose which is also featured on the Death Tarot Card. Every Rose has its Thorn*! haha

We can see the fashioned Vagina Dentata dress featuring the Watery Unconscious Anima at the top and the Dentata Womb Death Momma at the Bottom.

The Predator resonates with Vagina Dentata.

Vagina Dentata Death Momma in Little Shop of Horrors

The HellMouth as it is called is a strong Resonator of Kali and Babalon and Vagina Dentata, often Hell is seen as a Fiery Mouth that Devours its dwellers.

While Watching the movie Howard the Duck, the Vagina Dentata from my childhood dreams appeared as the mad Scientist was creating his own Babalon, much like in Metropolis. His Machine breaks and a giant Scorpion with a Vagina Dentata Mouth erupts from the ground

Appearing in front of the West Gate, as a Scorpion Babalon, Scorpio, Kali Vagina Dentata arises. West is the Direction of Scorpio in Elemental Astrology. Scorpio is also the Mother of the Zodiac, and the Tarot Card DEATH. So here we have the Death Momma Vagina Dentata of the West brought to us by Geore Lucas. Inspired by an amazingly synched out book called Childhoods End by Arthur C Clarke. Basically the story is about an Alien Overmind that is merging with Human Consciousness, and how certain Agents on Earth have been working to assimilate the Human race into the Overmind Consciousness. WIthin the overmind are the Dark Overlords, which are the Monsters that inspired Lucases death Momma Scorpion Above. The Wiki Notes that the Alien Overmind (valis?) is especially attracted to the human Occult Experience, and that the Overlords also Study Humans through humans Metaphysical experiences. See the Wiki, this will be worked into another post

Mictlantecuhtli (Lord of Mictlan) God of death and the underworld (Mictlan, or “place of the dead”), he is identified with gloom and darkness. He is frequently represented as a skeleton with bloody spots. He is married to Mictlancihuatl. Quetzalcoatl fought with Mictlantecuhtli to retrieve the bones of human beings of the previous era and create them again in the present era, the fifth sun. This battle symbolized the constant interaction and duality between life and death.- Aztec Gods

Note Osiris Resonant Hat, this guy appears on the "Dead Guy Ale" beers you can find at the store.

The Day of The Dead in Mexico Celebrations also resonate with Vagina Dentata and the Black Goddess of Death, note the Saturnian Scythes and Black Symbolism.

These are called Catrinas, dancing dead souls of Females.

Catrinas

More day of the Dead and Kali Babalon celebrations.

15t Century Babalon Riding the Beast

Studying the godess Inanna yesterday, I learned that she was known as the Sacred Whore, thus resonating with Babalon, the SCarlet Woman from Revelations.

I was watching Year One last night, and the whole film is about Jack Blacks intuition that he is the Chosen One (Animus) that is set to have a great destiny. He makes his way to the city of Sodom, and unites with the Whore Princess Inanna, fulfilling his Destiny.

William Blakes Babalon

Im listening to Neurosis as I write this Post, their Album Times of Grace features a Wolf/Dog Devouring with Flames, to me resonating the Hell Mouth.

Neurosis Away lyrics

cease this long, long rest

wake and risk a foul weakness to livewhen it all breaks downwatch the smoke and bury the past againsit and think what will comeraise your fears and cast them all away

(nigredo- Decomposition)

Jim:

I am working on a post about Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call with Nicholas Cage. In the film, as Cage descends into a perceived "badness" their is a thematic presence of reptiles. The Monster Mouth is eating him up.

I like Bad because in it Cage is actually a Good guy, but he does what are considered bad things.

Bad also equals 214, which I find brings me always back to Jupiter/Juno. Notice how the gun in the poster is ultimately highlighting the trigger finger. The Trigger finger being the Index finger otherwise known as the Jupiter finger.

Anyways, why I am adding this on to Kevin's post is that one of the main spots Cage visits is GATOR'S RETREAT. It is a bar.

Is not Death, the ultimate G8or's retreat?

Back in the Mother's Womb where we can have a break and regroup ourselves for the next incarnation.

Later on in the film as Cage descends into "badness" we see a car accident with Alligator's on the highway. The camera takes us into a perspective that allows us to see right from the Monster's Mouth.

James sniffed some syncro crack and can't get down from the ceiling.

I let it roll a bit long just so you could see Jesus / Isis ... the Twins ... (Jesus/Thomas) (IS IS overlapped $ and also known as the WTC Towers of 911) Well, what syncs with this article is the image of a Joint ( Gateway Drug) being put in a Box / Vagina. Furthering this Vagina Stargate theme which I thought was supposed to be a Mouth Stargate theme, but who's complaining when it's free and all you can eat.

Synchronous Eccentricity

Cruise

floW

"Here is the Tower of Jupiter for which I've searched my whole life."

Little Johns

The Nine I'm-mortals

Flowers

Sir, I protest. I am not a merry man!

what do you see?

"Unless we prefer to be made fools of by our illusions, we shall, by carefully analysing every fascination, extract from it a portion of our own personality, like a quintessence, and slowly come to recognize that we meet ourselves time and again in a thousand disguises on the path of life."~Jung